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Piracy Economics

Posted by kdawson on from the lawsuits-make-a-poor-marketing-strategy dept.

Reader Anonymous Coward the younger sends in a link to an article up at Mises.org on the market functions of piracy. The argument is that turning a blind eye to piracy can be a cheap way for a company to give away samples — one of the most time-proven tactics in marketing. The article also suggests that pirates creating knock-offs might just be offering companies market feedback that they ought to attend to. (Microsoft, are you listening?)

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  1. Re:Arrrrr!!!! by cp.tar · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Praise the FSM!

    Ramen.

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